SWRT 313 | Intuitive Creativity with Chindia Ilonka
January 2, 2025
Novel Journey coaching for writers

2025 is your year to develop your story craft and grow as a writer.

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This week’s Story Works Round Table features Chindia Ilonka, the visionary leader and author of Quantum Rebel. Discover how to align with your soul, harness your intuitive creativity, and achieve transformative results in your writing. Chindia shares her journey of self-discovery and offers practical insights on cultivating a deeper connection with your inner voice. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to evolve, inspire, and thrive. Listen now and unleash your potential!

“Writing is an invitation to go deeper and expand into a more true essence of who you are.”  – Chindia Ilonka

 

 

AUDIO

 

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Chindia Ilonka is an internationally recognized visionary leader, transformational coach, and bestselling author of Quantum Rebel. With over 20 years of experience in human transformation and organizational effectiveness, she empowers visionary leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers—seasoned and emerging—Quantum Rebels, to rise into greatness, align with their soul essence, and ignite transformative results in life, leadership, and business. Quantum Rebels evolve, inspire, and thrive—collectively shaping the future!

 

 

SHOW NOTES

 

Things we talked about: 

Chindia’s background and journey to writing Quantum Rebels. (5:02)

How do you separate from the hamster wheel and get quiet? (13:20)

Why would writers benefit by intuitive creativity? (18:45)

Is connecting to your creativity similar to being connected to our muse? (21:48)

How do we cultivate that connection? (27:04)

Remind ourselves to rest. (33:50)

Creating a state of balance. (40:30)

Body, mind, heart, and soul. (48:50)

Sacred Self-Talk. (54:55)

Final thoughts for writers. (61:40)

 

 

LINKS

Things we mentioned:

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Steven Covey 

About Your Hosts

Alida

Alida Winternheimer is an award-winning author with an MFA in writing from Hamline University. She pursues her fervor for all things story as a writing coach, developmental editor, and teacher. Three times nominated for the Pushcart Prize, she is also a notable in Best American Essays and winner of the Page Turner Award. Author of The Story Works Guide to Writing Fiction Series, Alida lives and writes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She camps, bikes, and kayaks in her free time. Unless it’s winter, in which case she drinks chai by the fire. You can find more at www.alidawinternheimer.com.

Kathryn

Kathryn Arnold writes fantasy and anything else that sparks her creativity from her home in Kingston, Washington. She currently earns her living as an insurance underwriting assistant, where she also creates marketing and web copy. When not writing, she plays (and teaches) piano and keyboard in a band (or two), and is working on starting a ministry team with her husband. You can find Kathryn at www.skyfirewords.com.